Van Graan salutes Jones’ heroics with super Boks

Much has been made of Munster’s connection to South Africa’s World Cup victory but it took some time with Johann van Graan this week to fully appreciate just how much more there is to those ties than a mere name game.

The old boy network is everywhere in modern professional rugby, with players and coaches coming up against former clubs every week and at face value, the cross pollination between Munster and the Springboks is as run of the mill.